OFSTED
29 November 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
657
657 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
339
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
318
48.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.0 pts
above England
School
38.8%
Great Yarmouth
35.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.2 pts
below England
School
16.1%
Great Yarmouth
14.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.0 pts
above England
School
5.0%
Great Yarmouth
2.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.8%
511
Any other White background
8.8%
58
African
3.3%
22
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
18
White and Asian
2.3%
15
Gypsy / Roma
0.8%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.7%
169 of
657 pupils
4.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
49.4
10.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.30 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.46%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.24 pts
higher than
England
School
8.46%
Great Yarmouth
7.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.59%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.77 pts
higher than
England
School
24.59%
Great Yarmouth
18.03%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.87%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.07 pts
higher than
England
School
3.87%
Great Yarmouth
2.26%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.6%
10.7 pts
below England
Caister Academy
81.6%
Great Yarmouth
90.8%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.